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Yushan

on Jan 28, 2023

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why "¼ of the harvest is made into wine" was not considered?

Hello,

When calculating the estimation of the yield, I was confused why “¼ of the harvest is made into wine by the winery itself” in the original prompt was not considered?? Since only ¼ harvest of this 11ha field was made into wine, but in the solution, it seemed like all 11 ha was considered for wine making.

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Hagen

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edited on Jan 29, 2023

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Hi Yushan,

I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it:

Your observation is likely correct, as reselling the grapes would likely result in a lower price compared to wine production.
Therefore, the calculation should have been divided into two parts, with 2.75 ha (i.e., ¼) allocated for wine production and 8.25 ha (i.e., ¾) allocated for reselling the grapes.

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Pedro

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on Jan 30, 2023

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The yield does not depend on how you allocate production. I.e., the yield of the field is exactly the same regardless of allocating 0%, 25% or 100% to wine.